Municipalities of Bulgaria

Ogynyan Nenchev has spent the last 15 years trying to escape Vidin, a province in the north-western tip of Bulgaria. Six times he went in search of a better life, six times he came back. His decision to keep returning to the poorest corner of the poorest country of the European Union was unusual. His desire to leave was not.

116 951 people live in places with poor water supply. This is shown by an up-to-date data of the VIK operators in the country as of 30.12.2019. Residents of 5 cities (83,037 affected) and 99 villages (33,914 affected residents) are affected by bad and intermittent water supply.

No material damage is reported after the Bansko earthquake last night.

The quake was registered around 7:36 PM Bulgarian time. According to the National Institute of BAS, the epicentre was 6 kilometers north of Razlog and 85 kilometers south of Sofia.

According to the latest information, the magnitude was 3.5 on the Richter scale and its depth was 20 km.

A big fire broke out last night around midnight near Gotse Delchev. 150 decares of junipers and shrubs near Teshovo village have been destroyed by the flames, the Southwestern State Enterprise told Focus News Agency.

Woman killed in gas station explosion in Dobrich. Another woman was injured. The incident happened around 8 pm last night at the exit of Varna. According to preliminary data, a gas cylinder of a car exploded during charging. The blasted car is almost completely destroyed. There were two women in it - a mother and a daughter, bTV reports.

The fire in the old landfill of Svishtov has been contained. The state of emergency in the municipality will remain in place until 23 August, Mayor of Svishtov Gencho Genchev told Focus Radio - Veliko Tarnovo.

In August, the Spice Music Festival - 90`s edition is coming, said the press office of Burgas Municipality. 

It will take effect from 24 July and will last until 31 July, reported NOVA TV. 

Criminologists from the Regional Police Station - Veliko Tarnovo have revealed two cannabis mini-greenhouses. Over 40 kg of the drug was seized, as well as nearly 300 pots of plants.

The specialized police operation to counteract the cultivation and distribution of narcotic substances was held yesterday on the territory of Veliko Tarnovo and Gorna Oryahovitsa.

The initiative is at the Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is held on the occasion of the Trifon Zarezan holiday with the participation of diplomats and representatives of the embassies in Bulgaria, reported Econ.bg

The head of state will be welcomed with military honor at ''Svoboda'' Square at 4 pm.